No God

[r6r6]

In-Spiration <---/\/\/\/<--- Past

Past------------>\/\/\/\---> Ex{out}Spiration

..Space( Time *) i (* Time )Space....

' i ' is the metaphysical-1, odd-ball 'me', that, is beyond Space ( )( ) and Time /\/\/

" U "niverse and " G " od inclusive of ' i '

Uni-V-erse / G-O-D is exclusive of ' i '.

My { 'me' } local universe, as personal sphere-of-influence, is my own private Idaho may or may not induce thoughts of God / Universe.

[quote=r6r6r]God is another word for Universe

At the peak of contraction of lungs ---Ex-Spiration--- wesee increase of layers of outer surface Gravity ( ) increasing to create the largest possible black hole that is referred to some as a singularity. ((((*))))

At the peak of expansion of the lungs ---In-Spiration--- we have entropic heat death ---via Dark Energy )(--- where all fermionic matter and bosonic forces have been dispersed as one very large and very flat{ lowest frequency } photon.[/quote

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Altair

Yes Gem, I can follow, but we can still experience things we can't explain with or without us focussing on the breath and without actually imagining things, or using visualization techniques. Judging all content as mental fabrication does not strike me as discernment. There's more to spirituality than breathing on the one hand and mental fabrications on the other.

When I meditate, I usually meditate with my eyes open. Many times, I have actually seen my breath as it interacts with my aura.

[JustBe]

Originally Posted by Gem

No need to complicate the meditation itself - you just observe and dhamma does the rest. Watch the natural unfolding. To 'just be and let be' is a great relief.

Reading this it does take you into the immediate feeling that everything can be breathed through and will pass.


I have a question regarding what Buddhism relates to as energy being reborn. I understand the belief, that there is no permanent self or soul. Because there is no unchanging permanent essence or soul, I’m just wondering how the idea of energy being reborn rather than soul relates to death from the physical body ?

No God.....No,God is consciousness.

The higher your level of consciousness,the closer you are to the source,to God.

[sky]

Originally Posted by hazada guess

The higher your level of consciousness,the closer you are to the source,to God.

Not in Buddhism. Buddhists believe that Consciousness is everywhere....

[r6r6]

Originally Posted by hazada guess

The higher your level of consciousness,the closer you are to the source,to God.

What specifically is your criteria for any alledged higher or lower consciousness?

Human > whale > porposie > chimp > bird > dog ? ? ?

I'm not a buddhist and I havent come here for an argument.I'm just stating my opinion on the subject
You have your beliefs and I have mine,once again,I stand by what I have said.



Namaste.

I'm sorry,perhaps I shouldn't have come to his thread as I am not a Buddhist,but when I see the thread starter...No God,it drew me to it.
Consciousness is all around,so is God.Everything has consciousness,it is not for us to choose the vehicle in which we travel.
I'll leave you all to it,promise not to interrupt again.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by hazada guess

I'm sorry,perhaps I shouldn't have come to his thread as I am not a Buddhist,but when I see the thread starter...No God,it drew me to it.
Consciousness is all around,so is God.Everything has consciousness,it is not for us to choose the vehicle in which we travel.
I'll leave you all to it,promise not to interrupt again.

You see what happens in the mind and what it is doing, for you can say whatever you like without being offensive or hurtful anyone, because we aren't overly concerned about knowledge as such, but with conscious awareness of what the mind is doing. All the reactions and what we call 'defilements' that elicit our misery and impel us to be hurtful toward others.


We have what we call 'right effort' in Buddism, which not a Buddhist practice as such, but a universal practice which helpful to all human beings. Right effort is an endeavour to rid the mind of tendencies that create suffering, misery and so on, and cultivate a disposition of kindness, compassion and generosity.


That's a practice which is always good not for Buddhists or christians or Hindus or another religion, but for everyone regardless of religion, beliefs and other superfluous individual traits. The universal is obviously bigger than the individual, and consciousness is universal regardless of individual characteristics.